Finally sat down to test 0.5.390 and I'm very impressed. I thought would just be a simple secure notepad, but its kind of a mini TrueCrypt with a container format (.ect) for various files inside and not just text.

Awesome:

Optional unencrypted header so you can list what's in the encrypted part of the file

Inline compression and encryption -- you can turn it off one or both for either the container file or individual files

Nice warning message explaining there's no getting your password back if you lose it

Create many tabs, they're all saved in one file

Auto-creates backup

Multi-level undo (I tested about 10) and a way to back up to the original save file

Ability to zoom in / out (for huge monitors or bad eyesight)

Good built-in password generator

Good:

Allows multiple passwords (good if you want one regular and one "failsafe" password)

ANSI version available for older Windows machines

Minimum 6 character password

Well-written help file

You can plug in ANY type of file and it'll show up as an easy-to-read hex editor

Available command line interface

An available version for Linux (CLI only)

Wishlist

High priority

For some reason, warning message is not optional - you must wait the mandatory 15 seconds. This software is going to attract computer people who understand what they're doing anyway -- I want to be able to turn this off.

Way to drag-and-drop a container or text file into the window and have it open / import

Low priority:

Way to switch over default settings to generate passwords (that aren't number or hex value only) that look vaguely like words (h3LL0, s1st3R etc.). There's a "pronounceable" group in a sub-menu that would also work.

Finding that CryptoTE has my favorite password generator functions: seems to create alternately the most random looking passwords or some legitimately easy to remember (yet still difficult) passwords via the “pronoucable” item.

Also, I’ve been using GPG4USB for my passwords for quite a while now, but sort of annoyed by the lack of a search function (I’ve suggested that to the developers, but there hasn’t been a release in quite a while). Might switch over to this one.

Midas wrote:why would you have forgone Keepass, which is my favored choice?

Based on previous testing from what is admittedly quite a while ago, overall the Windows client didn't work the way I wanted and another password tool that was supposed to be compatible with it on Android *kinda* worked so the whole ubiquious password thing was still really in the hands of LastPass and that's only for the browser. Anyway, maybe it's improved since the last test. Does Keepass do pronounceable passwords?